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The objective of the surveillance programme for avian influenza in wild birds is the timely detection of HPAI of the subtype H5N1 in wild birds in order to protect poultry in poultry holdings and safeguard veterinary public health.
Laboratory tests shall be carried out in accordance with the Diagnostic Manual.
The testing of samples shall be carried out at the NRL in Member States or by other laboratories authorised by the competent authorities and under the control of the NRL.
However, if a Member State wishes to use laboratory tests not laid down in the Diagnostic Manual nor described in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE, those tests must first be deemed fit for purpose by the EURL, based on validated data, before being used.
Initial screening using M gene PCR shall be carried out, followed by rapid testing of positive findings for H5 which shall be carried out within a period of not more than 2 weeks. In case of a positive finding for H5, an analysis of the cleavage site shall be undertaken as soon as possible to determine whether or not it has a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or a low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) motif. Where H5 HPAI is confirmed, further analysis to determine the N type must be done rapidly, even though this can only provide evidence to eliminate N1.
In case of confirmed positive cases of HPAI H5 (N1)(1), the control measures laid down in Commission Decision 2006/563/EC of 11 August 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in wild birds in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/115/EC(2) shall apply.
As part of epidemiological investigations, it is important to identify areas linked to those cases to possibly forecast further virus incursions of avian influenza, in particular in areas of relevance to poultry production, such as areas with a high density of poultry holdings.
No | Scientific name | Common name |
---|---|---|
1. | Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk |
2. | Accipiter nisus | Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
3. | Anas acuta | Northern Pintail |
4. | Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler |
5. | Anas crecca | Common Teal |
6. | Anas penelope | Eurasian Wigeon |
7. | Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard |
8. | Anas querquedula | Garganey |
9. | Anas strepera | Gadwall |
10. | Anser albifrons albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose (European race) |
11. | Anser anser | Greylag Goose |
12. | Anser brachyrhynchus | Pink-footed Goose |
13. | Anser erythropus | Lesser White-fronted Goose |
14. | Anser fabalis | Bean Goose |
15. | Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron |
16. | Aythya ferina | Common Pochard |
17. | Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck |
18. | Branta bernicla | Brent Goose |
19. | Branta canadensis | Canada Goose |
20. | Branta leucopsis | Barnacle Goose |
21. | Branta ruficollis | Red-breasted Goose |
22. | Bubo bubo | Eurasian Eagle-Owl |
23. | Buteo buteo | Common Buzzard |
24. | Buteo lagopus | Rough-legged Buzzard |
25. | Cairina moschata | Muscovy Duck |
26. | Ciconia ciconia | White Stork |
27. | Circus aeruginosus | Eurasian Marsh Harrier |
28. | Cygnus columbianus | Bewick’s Swan |
29. | Cygnus cygnus | Whooper swan |
30. | Cygnus olor | Mute Swan |
31. | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon |
32. | Falco tinnunculus | Common Kestrel |
33. | Fulica atra | Eurasian Coot |
34. | Larus canus | Common Gull |
35. | Larus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull |
36. | Limosa limosa | Black-tailed Godwit |
37. | Marmaronetta angustirostris | Marbled Teal |
38. | Mergus albellus | Smew |
39. | Milvus migrans | Black Kite |
40. | Milvus milvus | Red Kite |
41. | Netta rufina | Red-crested Pochard |
42. | Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant |
43. | Philomachus pugnax | Ruff |
44. | Pica pica | Eurasian Magpie |
45. | Pluvialis apricaria | Eurasian Golden Plover |
46. | Podiceps cristatus | Great Crested Grebe |
47. | Podiceps nigricollis | Black-necked Grebe |
48. | Porphyrio porphyrio | Purple Swamphen |
49. | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little Grebe |
50. | Vanellus vanellus | Northern Lapwing |
Disease control measures are to be implemented based on confirmation of HPAI H5 and suspicion of N1.
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